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Home heating oil, used in furnaces across the Northeast, is expensive, leading some people to keep homes at unhealthy temperatures. AP Photo/Charles Krupa

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Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as cold weather arrives

Staff Writer - November 8, 2025

Passengers walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Nov. 7, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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What to know as hundreds of flights are grounded across the US – an air travel expert explains

ICE’s surveillance gaze is likely to sweep across millions of people’s social media posts. Westend61/Westend61 via Getty Images

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Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota speaks at an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 7, 2025. AP Photo/Allison Robbert

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A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to Pam Bondi

People feeling that their data is being collected at every turn leaves many numb to the issue of data privacy. J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and corporations collect more personal information

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Peace dividends of military alliances go farther than you’d think

Staff Writer - April 1, 2017

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Educating children in Guatemala before they decide to migrate to the...

Staff Writer - March 31, 2017

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The rise of anti-immigrant attitudes, violence and nationalism in Costa Rica

Staff Writer - March 29, 2017

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Study: 60 percent of rural millennials lack access to a political...

Staff Writer - March 28, 2017

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Six charts that illustrate the divide between rural and urban America

Staff Writer - March 26, 2017

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Republicans fumble ACA repeal: Expert reaction

Staff Writer - March 24, 2017

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Terrorism in Westminster: London had expected attack for some time but...

Staff Writer - March 22, 2017

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Russia, an alleged coup and Montenegro’s bid for NATO membership

Staff Writer - March 21, 2017

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Harlan’s ground sloth fossil skeleton excavated and displayed at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Larisa DeSantis

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Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the...

Staff Writer - October 22, 2025

Larisa R. G. DeSantis, Vanderbilt University and Aditya Reddy Kurre, University of Pennsylvania A two-toed sloth at the...

Demonstrators in Portland, Ore., protest on Oct. 4, 2025, against President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to the city. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Trump’s National Guard deployments reignite 200-year-old legal debate over state vs....

October 21, 2025

If consumed in high doses, lead and other heavy metals have serious, well-documented health risks. whitebalance.space/E+ via Getty Images

Protein powders and shakes contain high amounts of lead, new report...

October 18, 2025

Many physicians who aren’t U.S. citizens come to the U.S. to do medical residency programs. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

How new foreign worker visa fees might worsen doctor shortages in...

October 17, 2025

Many fruits and vegetables are high in antioxidants. istetiana/Moment via Getty Images

Antioxidants help stave off a host of health problems – but...

October 17, 2025